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the obama administration knows this. he has his own think tank. he has 83 bills to channel money to unmarried women. 70% of unmarried women voted for obama for president. they know who their constituency is. when the cake and out of your life, you look to government to take the place. we have half of our people who are getting part of their living expenses from the tax payer. we have a two-class society, people who pay their taxes and the ones that vote for democrats seller given the big as handouts. that is what is live on in our country today. you cannot separate the social issues from the fiscal issues. we have to ask the people who'll are concerned about death and who they are spending the money on. another one of the lies that the feminist tell is that they have created these opportunities that women have today. that is a bunch of nonsense. i mentioned how it is all the wonderful inventions that have made the difference in women's lives. when i was in england, i bought a real functioning spending will. when our country was founded, there was
the obama administration knows this. he has his own think tank. he has 83 bills to channel money to unmarried women. 70% of unmarried women voted for obama for president. they know who their constituency is. when the cake and out of your life, you look to government to take the place. we have half of our people who are getting part of their living expenses from the tax payer. we have a two-class society, people who pay their taxes and the ones that vote for democrats seller given the big as...
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i do not think the obama administration wanted to do this. i do not think anyone wanted to bail out detroit, but it had to happen for there to be economic stability at that juncture. since then, you have seen all three u.s. automakers improve. they have steady themselves financially. they're pulling profit. they've added 250,000 jobs since june. it is a question of jobs versus money. the money is real. the loss is real. it is something to be concerned about. the white house and other pundits believe that when balanced against the jobs saved, it was worth it. host: what is the difference between what is going on at gm and chrysler? guest: the bailout packages were sharply different. gm got cash. chrysler was laden with debt, dollars and 7.6 billion in loans from the u.s. and canadian governments. that matters because chrysler was paying exorbitant interest rates on those loans. when they were coming out of bankruptcy, it undercut their ability to post profit. as a results, they did not have the balance sheet restructuring. chrysler had to make
i do not think the obama administration wanted to do this. i do not think anyone wanted to bail out detroit, but it had to happen for there to be economic stability at that juncture. since then, you have seen all three u.s. automakers improve. they have steady themselves financially. they're pulling profit. they've added 250,000 jobs since june. it is a question of jobs versus money. the money is real. the loss is real. it is something to be concerned about. the white house and other pundits...
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the same is true of the obama administration. the cable that the secretary ascending to diplomatic corps is here in the united states, it is a marker as not just a continuation of the commitment of the bush administration to fighting in the trafficking in modern slavery, but in anticipation -- but an intensification of the obama administration. i think it's something that those of us who work in the field whether it is here in the state department, people like myself web and federal prosecutors and investigators working with the ngo's, that is something we're seeing a positive response to. as far as the counter trafficking response, i would like to leave you with two things. one of which is the notion that because we are in a time of economic crisis, guest workers are particularly vulnerable because of the way in which recruitment is often done. we see a problem in the worker programs
the same is true of the obama administration. the cable that the secretary ascending to diplomatic corps is here in the united states, it is a marker as not just a continuation of the commitment of the bush administration to fighting in the trafficking in modern slavery, but in anticipation -- but an intensification of the obama administration. i think it's something that those of us who work in the field whether it is here in the state department, people like myself web and federal prosecutors...
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we covered it through the second obama administration into the trump administration. i wrote an earlier book called hacked about cyber during the obama years. really, the beginnings a lot of this cyber policy. i wanted to write a follow-up on how a new administration would treat this. that is what led to this book. >> when you look back at 2012, how is the sophistication of cyber growing? charlie: it was at a low stage in 2012. there were a number of people who were savvy about. at congress, the level was low. people were talking about, we need to build walls that are a lot higher. it didn't have a mindset around with the cyber challenge really required. that has grown. there is a lot more expertise and engagement in the executive branch as well. i think everybody was a little slow to come around to this. people like jeff moss who founded the black hat conference, he said the problem is the attackers, the people who play offense are going and breaking into systems, they can have all the fun and be creative and all that. defenders are stuck with trying to come up with
we covered it through the second obama administration into the trump administration. i wrote an earlier book called hacked about cyber during the obama years. really, the beginnings a lot of this cyber policy. i wanted to write a follow-up on how a new administration would treat this. that is what led to this book. >> when you look back at 2012, how is the sophistication of cyber growing? charlie: it was at a low stage in 2012. there were a number of people who were savvy about. at...
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not that the obama administration didn't want a stronger economy, they did. but they always wanted something else more. the other thing always one out. -- won out. we now have seen strong evidence that the arguments were valid. the first thing the trump administration did was to suspend regulations in the pipeline of various agencies. congress got into the act of repealing the regulations they were allowed to repeal that were particularly onerous to economic growth. the trump administration out with reforms of their own that we are seeing unfold. all of these in detail were important but what was really change inwas the sea the psychology of the economy. we see this in business confidence and consumer confidence, which has shot up as the psychology, the background psychology in our economy has changed. the economy is growing very robustly. it has showed up in the labor markets with a very low unemployment rate hovering around 4%. it ticks up and down depending on the month, but it is below what the congressional budget office would consider the long-term full
not that the obama administration didn't want a stronger economy, they did. but they always wanted something else more. the other thing always one out. -- won out. we now have seen strong evidence that the arguments were valid. the first thing the trump administration did was to suspend regulations in the pipeline of various agencies. congress got into the act of repealing the regulations they were allowed to repeal that were particularly onerous to economic growth. the trump administration out...
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i find is questionable if the obama is administration is doing anything. i am not sure that the russians are at all in compliance with those only politically and not legally binding agreements. so the final one is william negotiate treaties on the basis that to anything that violates -- that violates your obligation to your allies. it seems to me that the obama administration is coming close to the line of throwing two important nato allies over board in order to achieve this so- called reset with the u.s.- russian relations. what is it that i think the of ministration should be focused on? fundamentally, we need to move in a direction of what we call a protect and defend it strategy. we talk about that in a background about establishing an arms control policy that is a tool in achieving this new approach that will be defensive. but what we need to do is the following. we need to not worry about the start deadline. i think the u.s. and russia can continue to make progress as we have been doing in recent years on reducing the number of nuclear warheads unde
i find is questionable if the obama is administration is doing anything. i am not sure that the russians are at all in compliance with those only politically and not legally binding agreements. so the final one is william negotiate treaties on the basis that to anything that violates -- that violates your obligation to your allies. it seems to me that the obama administration is coming close to the line of throwing two important nato allies over board in order to achieve this so- called reset...
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will not, according to the obama administration, let me make by points here -- weaken its commitment to nato, with from military from europe, agree to any revision of the continent's into blocks or spears and influence, four, close the door to further nato enlargements, and five, make any grand bargains with moscow over the heads of former soviet satellites in central eastern europe. . >> what commitments are made to mutual defense and the nato role of the coming decade. is it a global nato? is it back to basics or how can they be combined? there are different views on how this should be structured the concourse of the new missile defense system. i remember president obama canceled the bush version but has talked about his own version to which several countries have already quickly signed on to. the question there is exactly how this will be an integrated nato system, how russia will be included and if there will be included. it is worth remembering in this context that one of the reasons warsaw and prague initially signed on to the bush version was not so much defense against iran i
will not, according to the obama administration, let me make by points here -- weaken its commitment to nato, with from military from europe, agree to any revision of the continent's into blocks or spears and influence, four, close the door to further nato enlargements, and five, make any grand bargains with moscow over the heads of former soviet satellites in central eastern europe. . >> what commitments are made to mutual defense and the nato role of the coming decade. is it a global...
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the bush and obama administrations tried to have a reset with russia. every single time it did not work. it did not work primarily not because the united states wasn't genuine or we did not try to have a better relationship and solvspecific problems -- specific problems togethere. the russians at the end of the day for the domestic politics need united states as an enemy. if anybody who watches russian television over the last 20 years, you would be shocked at the what you hear about the united states. ask the average american to watch, there are a couple of clips about things being said about america in russian state media, i think people would change their minds quite quickly about what russian intentions are towards the united states. host: crystal on the independent line in pennsylvania. just a few seconds left. what is your question for alina polyakova? guest: caller: good morning. i just have a question. what you think the relationship is between trump and russia? i personally believe the dossier was correct and accurate. why do you think trump su
the bush and obama administrations tried to have a reset with russia. every single time it did not work. it did not work primarily not because the united states wasn't genuine or we did not try to have a better relationship and solvspecific problems -- specific problems togethere. the russians at the end of the day for the domestic politics need united states as an enemy. if anybody who watches russian television over the last 20 years, you would be shocked at the what you hear about the united...
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one of the mistakes that the obama administration is making the carter administration -- the obama administration. [laughter] >> a natural mistake. >> yes. the obama administration has downgraded the threat of a potential military option. a white house spokesman denounced sanctions as a road to war that the american people do not want. the american people do not want a wrote -- a war with a nuclear iran after it is are. -- after it is armed. the obama administration said in very weak terms that the military option is on the table. there hasn't to press that button on iran. thereby it loses leverage in the negotiations. >> there is an obsession to get a deal with iran since the president came to office. basically taking the threat of military action off the table for all intents and purposes is something that the iranians have recognized. >> right here in the center. >> thank you. my understanding is that a first step towards an actual resolution -- if this fails, what likelihood doesn't have on either leaving the iranians open towards further negotiations are moving more wholeheartedly toward com
one of the mistakes that the obama administration is making the carter administration -- the obama administration. [laughter] >> a natural mistake. >> yes. the obama administration has downgraded the threat of a potential military option. a white house spokesman denounced sanctions as a road to war that the american people do not want. the american people do not want a wrote -- a war with a nuclear iran after it is are. -- after it is armed. the obama administration said in very...
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the attempt the trump administration and obama administration before that, is to expand apprenticeship in america which is very difficult to ask employers to drop that kind of money. host: some of the calls from the administration takes a look at 4.5 million new apprenticeships over the next five years, up from 500,000. the budget for 2017 slated to provide $95 million for apprenticeship, more than the obama administration. president's request draws down money from current youth training programs. there is a bit of a problem there. ,pprenticeship are preferable they are a better alternative for young people. in the end in america, only about 1% of our workers are in apprenticeship programs. the economy out a whole, only 3.5 to 4 million peoples have ever been through a apprenticeship program after 153 million workers. is an unusualis opportunity, a very good one. something that has never taken hold the way it has in european nations. host: you are here to talk about these proposals when it comes to apprenticeships. we divided the lines differently today, college graduates want to get y
the attempt the trump administration and obama administration before that, is to expand apprenticeship in america which is very difficult to ask employers to drop that kind of money. host: some of the calls from the administration takes a look at 4.5 million new apprenticeships over the next five years, up from 500,000. the budget for 2017 slated to provide $95 million for apprenticeship, more than the obama administration. president's request draws down money from current youth training...
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the views of anyone in the obama administration. between those two pillars, and tried to navigate a path. i would like to take a moment and explain to you an argument warfare ino conduct this strange way. the united states has been involved in a global armed conflict with al qaeda and its affiliate organizations now for approximately 15 years. it was engaged in that global armed conflict before the u.s. government agreed that it was in it. -- al qaeda knew. but al qaeda was able to forcefully expressed to the u.s. that it was in such a conflict in august of 1998. here we are 15 years later and we are talking about whether that conflict can be conducted with remotely piloted vehicles in many countries around the world. let me offer two different paradigms' for how to think about this problem. in these paradigms' i will try to make this very clear and maybe too clear. you need to do three things. first, you need to define what is the doorway through which i must ensure that allows me to kill these people? what is the doorway? second,
the views of anyone in the obama administration. between those two pillars, and tried to navigate a path. i would like to take a moment and explain to you an argument warfare ino conduct this strange way. the united states has been involved in a global armed conflict with al qaeda and its affiliate organizations now for approximately 15 years. it was engaged in that global armed conflict before the u.s. government agreed that it was in it. -- al qaeda knew. but al qaeda was able to forcefully...
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the trump administration is reversing the obama administration approach to the israel settlement. they have been inconsistent over the decades. and978, the carter administration categorically concluded that israel's establishment of civilian settlements was inconsistent with international law. in 1981, president reagan disagreed. he said that he did not believe the settlements were inherently illegal. subsequent administration thought it could be an obstacle. in december, 2016, at the very end of the previous administration, secretary kerry changed decades of this bipartisan approach by publicly reaffirming the supposed legality of settlements. studying allly sides, this administration agrees with president reagan. the establishment in the west inconsistent with international law. we want to emphasize several important considerations. that this must depend on the circumstances on the ground. the united states government is expecting nothing on the individual status. the israeli courts have confirmed the legality of certain settlement activities and it has concluded that others can
the trump administration is reversing the obama administration approach to the israel settlement. they have been inconsistent over the decades. and978, the carter administration categorically concluded that israel's establishment of civilian settlements was inconsistent with international law. in 1981, president reagan disagreed. he said that he did not believe the settlements were inherently illegal. subsequent administration thought it could be an obstacle. in december, 2016, at the very end...
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obama's administration to ready that treaty. because we are already a country that has ratified the treaty. we are interested in seeing that the u.s. and the others join us. the provisions of the treaty are worthless unless all the countries that have nuclear weapons are there, the treaty would never enter into force. a very simple formula. if the u.s. has not joined the treaty, we will have no chance not only to get the treaty functioning, we will have no chance of bringing additional important countries on board, thus who has not done it so far. if the united states joins the treaty, it is not guaranteed that we will have the others involved immediately, but at least we will have an excellent team of nuclear weapons countries having joined the treaty, working together in order to make sure that the treaty works. it is of paramount importance. because as far as we are concerned, cdbd is an instrument that puts a cap on the development of new nuclear weapons. it is totally efficient, at least in the way it exists now. and regard
obama's administration to ready that treaty. because we are already a country that has ratified the treaty. we are interested in seeing that the u.s. and the others join us. the provisions of the treaty are worthless unless all the countries that have nuclear weapons are there, the treaty would never enter into force. a very simple formula. if the u.s. has not joined the treaty, we will have no chance not only to get the treaty functioning, we will have no chance of bringing additional...
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administration leon panetta talking to greta van susteren about events in russia and getting perspective on what it could mean for u.s. forces involved. we will show you that in a bit. again if you want to call and let us know your thinking you can post on our twitter feed and you can also post on facebook as well if you want to give your comments there. a couple of other perspectives according to the post, it talks about the countries are the issue that is going to turn this around. you know, and look, i think there are some heavy sanctions that can be applied against russia. i think there are some steps that will hurt them in terms of international banking in terms of new technologies and cell phones and chips that could impact on their economy. so i think supplying weapons to the ukrainians, moving our forces up into nato, deploying our aircraft and our ships, i think that's the most important deterrent we have right now with regards to russia. >> would that mean our men and women would be involved in the fighting or would it be in a support capacity? >> i think the president is i'm s
administration leon panetta talking to greta van susteren about events in russia and getting perspective on what it could mean for u.s. forces involved. we will show you that in a bit. again if you want to call and let us know your thinking you can post on our twitter feed and you can also post on facebook as well if you want to give your comments there. a couple of other perspectives according to the post, it talks about the countries are the issue that is going to turn this around. you know,...
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on the iran sanctions, it will be interesting with the obama administration, they have been pretty explicit in talking about this as on the reset of getting the russians to come on board as the litmus test. if you ask them whether arantxa test is with the u.s.-china relationship, it is not. that reflects a much greater leverage that the chinese have with the bilateral relationship with the u.s. than the russians in particular. that is an interesting and telling change of affairs from even just a few years ago with the russian support was viewed as you get that and you have the chinese. i think that is a paradigm. if it ever existed, i think it is broken. the chinese have shown themselves on a number of issues are for the past year to be willing to be more in front in opposition to the u.s. interests. the question on the nuclear treaty, the numbers. the you want to talk about the numbers? >> sure. i think that there is less of an obsession with the numbers because of the reason that andy gave earlier which is the u.s. does not fear russia as the major strategic competitor. maybe andy can tal
on the iran sanctions, it will be interesting with the obama administration, they have been pretty explicit in talking about this as on the reset of getting the russians to come on board as the litmus test. if you ask them whether arantxa test is with the u.s.-china relationship, it is not. that reflects a much greater leverage that the chinese have with the bilateral relationship with the u.s. than the russians in particular. that is an interesting and telling change of affairs from even just...
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so even in the obama administration where initially ere was -- the first memorandum by the president laid out the interagency process. there was thought fwuven to the state department, either chairing or co-chairing some of the regional i.p.c.'s. that's never happened, was pretty much abandoned pretty early on. for one simple reason, the assistant secretary who was supposed to chair those meetings aren't actually confirmed until six, seven months into an administration, so somebody's got to do the job, and the person is going to be there on day one because they don't have to be confirmed . those are the big decisions that you make. for every administration, the question is, do we have the same process or different process of interagency management? i would suggest that that's one part, but that does not need reform, it's a question of how you run them that is actually less a process or an organizational one, but more a process question. and then there's the larger issue. what is the competence the n.c.s. covers, these are the other issues, and that, of course, is an issue that is rig
so even in the obama administration where initially ere was -- the first memorandum by the president laid out the interagency process. there was thought fwuven to the state department, either chairing or co-chairing some of the regional i.p.c.'s. that's never happened, was pretty much abandoned pretty early on. for one simple reason, the assistant secretary who was supposed to chair those meetings aren't actually confirmed until six, seven months into an administration, so somebody's got to do...
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, the obama administration, we had a real serious problem because we were not able to attract the pilots at that time because that was when we had a president who who -- he's not -- he wasn't ashamed of it. his top priority is not defending america. that wasn't what he -- he had other priorities. so consequently, we went through a period in the last five years, the last five years of his administration were the year 2010 through 2015. during that time frame, he reduced the funding for the military by 25%. at the same time he did that, china was increasing theirs in that same time period by 83%. so we have china increasing their military expenditures by 83% at the same time we're reducing ours by 25%. and so we had serious problems there. one of the areas where when people are cutting the military, that it won't be as noticeable was in the flying hours. so we had pilots out there, but they weren't flying the hours they needed to fly to keep their proficiency up. consequently, a lot of them left and went to the airlines and other places because we were -- they were wanting to be flying the
, the obama administration, we had a real serious problem because we were not able to attract the pilots at that time because that was when we had a president who who -- he's not -- he wasn't ashamed of it. his top priority is not defending america. that wasn't what he -- he had other priorities. so consequently, we went through a period in the last five years, the last five years of his administration were the year 2010 through 2015. during that time frame, he reduced the funding for the...
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. >> are you concerned that if there was political espionage during the obama administration using the surveillance programs that would undermined support for those programs in congress. >> i don't want to draw a conclusion now, but i have heard two or three other members of both bodies that have suggested that, but i think they would be suggesting even if you didn't have this controversy. i think that's where they're coming from. thank you. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell also spoke to reporters about the confirmation of neil gorsuch. including ongoing efforts to repeal and replace the affordable care act. this is 25 minutes. >> certainly, this is an important day in the history of the senate and the supreme court. i look back on my career and i think the most consequential decision i've ever been involved in was the decision of the president being elected last year to pick the supreme court nominee. my colleagues back me up. the american people spoke. today, we will confirm the nominee, the new president has selected. i think as we all know, this is a person of extraordinary c
. >> are you concerned that if there was political espionage during the obama administration using the surveillance programs that would undermined support for those programs in congress. >> i don't want to draw a conclusion now, but i have heard two or three other members of both bodies that have suggested that, but i think they would be suggesting even if you didn't have this controversy. i think that's where they're coming from. thank you. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell...
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not during the trump administration. largely during the obama administration. but as you look at the nato during the trump administration and now, the biden admits, is there a difference in the way the administration's approach their relations with nato? guest: there may be an difference in rhetoric, but when it comes to the substance, i think the difference between the american administration is the same goal. more sharing within nato. the me remind you that in september, 2014, that was during the obama administration, we decided all nato allies should live up to the so-called 2% target. that is, they should invest at least 2% of their gdp and their defense. at that time, only three allies did so. trump stepped up the rhetoric, and he almost threatened european countries come in today, we, i would say, around have of the lado -- nato allies live up to the 2% target. i have no doubt that the biden administration will continue that kind. host: the rhetoric from president donald trump was successful as the nato countries increased their contributions. guest: duri
not during the trump administration. largely during the obama administration. but as you look at the nato during the trump administration and now, the biden admits, is there a difference in the way the administration's approach their relations with nato? guest: there may be an difference in rhetoric, but when it comes to the substance, i think the difference between the american administration is the same goal. more sharing within nato. the me remind you that in september, 2014, that was during...
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i think the next administration will continue what the obama administration did. >> gary shapiro was an encryption -- >> they are part of the same equation. we all want individuals to be protected. that increase -- requires encryption, that requires legal protection, the pot -- privacy act needs to be updated. technology has changed. we need to make sure the government has a clear process see where they can violate the privacy. we do not want to put limits on what you can force me to do. if the government can go and force companies to create something that is not existing today. they can stay with the laws and processes. companies should be working on a confidential privacy basis. they hate terrorism, they want to help. they do draw a line. there are obligations they owe to their consumers. they go off and see what bad guys can do in their system. the discussion has to occur. is ces accessible by the general public? >> it is not open to the general public. .t is only open to the trade it isgreat for the u.s. low the most dominant trade shows in the world. it is very important to keep
i think the next administration will continue what the obama administration did. >> gary shapiro was an encryption -- >> they are part of the same equation. we all want individuals to be protected. that increase -- requires encryption, that requires legal protection, the pot -- privacy act needs to be updated. technology has changed. we need to make sure the government has a clear process see where they can violate the privacy. we do not want to put limits on what you can force me...
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the national security administration of obama administration talked about strategic patience. leading from behind. what happens when you are patient and by the way, what is leading from behind? logically what is it? it's an oxymoron you cannot lead from behind. you can follow but you cannot lead. so when you renege your responsibility and allow others to fill the vacuum you have things like isis becoming as powerful as they did. there was a flawed understanding of america's role in the world but threat assessment there was even more of salacious understanding of terrorism. the last administration did not take it seriously personally in many cases. they could not understand how religion could be a driver for violence. instead of looking at the religious ideology of groups like isis and al qaeda the last administration was driven by very flawed concepts from social science specific social movement theory if you're not familiar with it you can google it. it would have you believe that all violence of an organized nature is a result of physical and economic issues. that people onl
the national security administration of obama administration talked about strategic patience. leading from behind. what happens when you are patient and by the way, what is leading from behind? logically what is it? it's an oxymoron you cannot lead from behind. you can follow but you cannot lead. so when you renege your responsibility and allow others to fill the vacuum you have things like isis becoming as powerful as they did. there was a flawed understanding of america's role in the world...
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although the trump administration has moved from the effort of the obama administration to reach out to iran and turn a blind eye in the region to the advance of iranian assets on the ground, and it has moved instead to a traditional containment policy that strengthens our traditional allies, but in certain areas the old obama framework is still there, because we are building on government institutions in iraq that the iranians have inserted. lebanon as well. the popular mobilization units are mafias, and they take what they want. the idea that we are building up assets against them, it does not work because what they do is they begin to take chunks of the government so that they can siphon legitimate lebanese money and legitimate iraqi money and that get siphoned to activities that are controlled by the iranians. that is a hole and the possibility. i agree with everything that rebeccah said and what ray said. this policy, i think challenging iran is a necessity of the united states in the middle east, and i think what the trump administration has put in place is the best and offers
although the trump administration has moved from the effort of the obama administration to reach out to iran and turn a blind eye in the region to the advance of iranian assets on the ground, and it has moved instead to a traditional containment policy that strengthens our traditional allies, but in certain areas the old obama framework is still there, because we are building on government institutions in iraq that the iranians have inserted. lebanon as well. the popular mobilization units are...
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policy was articulated actually on page nine of the strategyonal security under the obama administration and its states and i quote, "we reject the lie that america is at war with islam. " the question to the trump administration is doesn't continue with that policy because the vatican the policy are saying exactly the opposite. that the united states is not just at war with violent extremist groups, but it is at war with islam. if we are entering that era, we are in a very dangerous part of our own history and of world history for that matter. so, that is the first thing we should look at not just in terms of the introduction and the press statements of people that may backtrack from what the president himself may tweet, but what is the actual policy. what are the actions? in what way is our country going as it relates to islam or any religion for that matter. the second departure is from another long-standing policy ant was first articulated by investor back in the early 1990's, he was the former ambassador to syria and israel at that time. he said that there is a two-track approach an
policy was articulated actually on page nine of the strategyonal security under the obama administration and its states and i quote, "we reject the lie that america is at war with islam. " the question to the trump administration is doesn't continue with that policy because the vatican the policy are saying exactly the opposite. that the united states is not just at war with violent extremist groups, but it is at war with islam. if we are entering that era, we are in a very dangerous...
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and it was over the objection of the obama administration. iran was cited by the atomic energy as getting close to a nuclear weapon. enriching uranium far above the 5% necessary to run a reactor. having a separate stream of nuclear materials to their military. of designing a war head that had an electrical generator on board. a normal war head has a spark that nishyates the explosive. an electrical generator on board a war head is only needed for a nuclear weapon. on top of that, we know of the iranian support for terror hezbollah and hamas. we know iran is now the central pillar of the final days of the syrian dictatorship in damascus. we know of 330,000 who have all been kicked out of school. the interior ministry is has registered all of their houses. this is a movie we've seen wearing different uniforms in a different country and we're worried about the same outcome. so what we've said is we should take the strongest nonmilitary means possible and that is to pick up on what the obama administration has said that the central bank of iran i
and it was over the objection of the obama administration. iran was cited by the atomic energy as getting close to a nuclear weapon. enriching uranium far above the 5% necessary to run a reactor. having a separate stream of nuclear materials to their military. of designing a war head that had an electrical generator on board. a normal war head has a spark that nishyates the explosive. an electrical generator on board a war head is only needed for a nuclear weapon. on top of that, we know of the...
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i also think the russians viewed that they have leverage with the obama administration. they viewed that the agreement was more important for it obama than for moscow, and that led them to press hard in the negotiations, and they never quite got beyond 97%. number three, and maybe the most important, this agreement like any other agreement between moscow and washington, it brings into the debate the whole relationship itself. i want to remind you that for the russians, they are still operating under a military doctrine which identifies that principally the united states and nato is the number one risk or a threat to their security. our strategic outlook are quite different. the united states -- i think that we have really moved on from the cold war and we're looking at a different threat environment. the russians are not quite the same and that is a problem. it is clear that some political forces and military forces were obstructing the agreement at the tail end. but we got it. the other point i would make is that the role of nuclear weapons is asymmetry for washington a
i also think the russians viewed that they have leverage with the obama administration. they viewed that the agreement was more important for it obama than for moscow, and that led them to press hard in the negotiations, and they never quite got beyond 97%. number three, and maybe the most important, this agreement like any other agreement between moscow and washington, it brings into the debate the whole relationship itself. i want to remind you that for the russians, they are still operating...
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two years ago, the group that the obama administration have called the j.v. team, isis, the islamic state of iraq have grown out of being a small affiliate, a small subgroup out of al qaeda in iran for being the first jihadi movement since the dissolution of the original in 1924 to reestablish and islamic state, a bureaucracy in the middle east. according to the "financial times," this threat group was able to raise at least $2 million per day as its budget from illicit oil sales, racketeering, local taxation, hostagetaking. it controlled territory in multiple countries of the middle east, iraq and syria being the foremost, but also having territory-holding affiliates as part of nigeria. also, according to unclassified -- on the front page of the washington post, i alone had operational affiliates in 18 nations around the globe. that was the reality of the threat we faced. an organization that held ground in the middle east. that's just two years ago. isis is aen told that generational threat. our children, our grandchildren will be fighting isis he hotties d
two years ago, the group that the obama administration have called the j.v. team, isis, the islamic state of iraq have grown out of being a small affiliate, a small subgroup out of al qaeda in iran for being the first jihadi movement since the dissolution of the original in 1924 to reestablish and islamic state, a bureaucracy in the middle east. according to the "financial times," this threat group was able to raise at least $2 million per day as its budget from illicit oil sales,...
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do any of you feel with the obama administration that the u.s. was pivoting away from in europe towards asia? ramon, why don't you start. ramon: first, thank you for allowing me to participate in this panel. concerned,ecurity is i do not think it will ever happen. in the task of securing our values, we have a community of interests. it is true that maybe economically, the discovery of the pacific as a world statesred by the united will make that sentence become famous. three months after my arrival in 2012, we went over 900 points in spain. there was word that we were going back to the bailout. feel about what was happening in spain because it also affected the u.s. >> the impact on the economy. ramon: absolutely. in that sense, i don't think that the president has been as .trong or as visible i don't think the u.s. is looking for allies in asia. >> was there ever a sense in france that there were concerns about a lack of interest in washington towards europe? the obama administration certainly wanted to spend more time on asia, but they were for
do any of you feel with the obama administration that the u.s. was pivoting away from in europe towards asia? ramon, why don't you start. ramon: first, thank you for allowing me to participate in this panel. concerned,ecurity is i do not think it will ever happen. in the task of securing our values, we have a community of interests. it is true that maybe economically, the discovery of the pacific as a world statesred by the united will make that sentence become famous. three months after my...
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has he talked to the obama administration? guest: the obama administration is most comfortable with those of a great with him. host: detroit on the independent line. guest: i have been invited several times over the last six months to testify on the hill and have had an opportunity to relate my views. caller: i watch a lot of these shows and i am glad i got on with you. i live in michigan and have a small business. all of a sudden, i got a form from my bank that said they are cutting my credit card for my business. a $20,000 limit. i have never missed payments. we have not used it in a couple of months. we are doing well, and all of a sudden, they are cutting it out of nowhere. the reason was that we have not used it in a few months. thank you for your business but we will have to close your account. no other reason. we had no problems at all. i ask my friend who was a cpa and he said it is happening across the board. i am a clinical psychologist, so i see this in a hold from buy. nothing really can get done weather republican
has he talked to the obama administration? guest: the obama administration is most comfortable with those of a great with him. host: detroit on the independent line. guest: i have been invited several times over the last six months to testify on the hill and have had an opportunity to relate my views. caller: i watch a lot of these shows and i am glad i got on with you. i live in michigan and have a small business. all of a sudden, i got a form from my bank that said they are cutting my credit...
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mentioned the vacuum left in syria during the obama administration. given that, i want to get your headline today that the trump administration doubled down on prioritizing the against isis war saying it's no longer about getting rid assak. secretary tillerson indicating a possible shift in u.s. policy on the war in syria. rom the obama administration, secretary of state rex tillerson said on a trip to turkey that status of term resident assad will be decided by the assyrian people. what's your reaction to that? main i would say the priority now is to make sure hat we get a cease fire, that with help people into it human terror assistance, because the human terror situation is disastrous. of course, that's the highest priority. said that, i can hardly see how a long-termed ustainable political solution can be found with the assad and power. because he's done things to his own people that i don't think he own peopleted by his and of course he's saying that the syrian people should decide destiny of assad, but how it'so you that in syria in democracy. i
mentioned the vacuum left in syria during the obama administration. given that, i want to get your headline today that the trump administration doubled down on prioritizing the against isis war saying it's no longer about getting rid assak. secretary tillerson indicating a possible shift in u.s. policy on the war in syria. rom the obama administration, secretary of state rex tillerson said on a trip to turkey that status of term resident assad will be decided by the assyrian people. what's your...
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the obama administration, in my opinion, has done a good job in ordering it steps correctly. taking sure kurdistan was not overrun by isil. if you have any doubts about their ambitions, why would they want to go into kurdistan if they had taken ambitions? not even their fellow arabs and they saw it as a target of opportunity. they will take what they can get, including close american allies, like george and. -- jordan. i am not trying to suggest the entirety of the subject of today's panel is being addressed by my recommendations but i think we need to focus clearly on this question. to fend we have helped off the immediate threat to donestan, now that we have a nice job pressuring nouri al-maliki to step down as prime minister, in a realistic way to have a new government under another shia, and it has to be from his own party leading the government, but hopefully now getting sued me, and kurdish buy-in. as that ray -- process plays out, in addition to the announced steps of spending a half million dollars on the searing opposition which is a good idea, and congress should ap
the obama administration, in my opinion, has done a good job in ordering it steps correctly. taking sure kurdistan was not overrun by isil. if you have any doubts about their ambitions, why would they want to go into kurdistan if they had taken ambitions? not even their fellow arabs and they saw it as a target of opportunity. they will take what they can get, including close american allies, like george and. -- jordan. i am not trying to suggest the entirety of the subject of today's panel is...
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bush and obama administrations. after that, discussion on how the u.s. is perceived around the world. now, former bush national security council senior director shermandurand and wendy debate president trump foreign policy decisions and the america first agenda. the event is one hour and 10 minutes. , pleases and gentlemen welcome exit of councilmember robert lapin. [applause] robert lapin: good afternoon and welcome to my own personal favorite moment of each global for him, the annual great debate. this year, 2017, perhaps more than any other year in recent times i think we would all agree is defined by polarizing and oftentimes painful disagreements. from the boardroom and beyond, and of course the global forum is no exception. ajc is not new to this reality. every year we have featured passionate debate about the day's most pressing issues in global affairs and overtime this segment, the great debate, has become an enduring fixture in our programming. as many of us will recall, last year steve israel faced off anor,st danson nor -- dan s over which pa
bush and obama administrations. after that, discussion on how the u.s. is perceived around the world. now, former bush national security council senior director shermandurand and wendy debate president trump foreign policy decisions and the america first agenda. the event is one hour and 10 minutes. , pleases and gentlemen welcome exit of councilmember robert lapin. [applause] robert lapin: good afternoon and welcome to my own personal favorite moment of each global for him, the annual great...
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that was a very robust debate, even within the obama administration. in the end, came down on the side of something new. obviously, the trump administration, because it was so early in that program, could not make a determination. -- could make its own determination. that debate i'm sure will continue on just a little bit. i certainly hope not, nafta is not the model, and i will just leave it at that. because it is a good treaty, everybody is in compliance and there is huge benefit from it. i don't know what a new treaty would look like. i don't know how you would make it better. >> i would say just modest adjustments and a new title, i would take it. that's what happened to nafta. >> i would take it. but the beauty of new start extension is it doesn't have to go back to the senate, and there is a lot to be said for that. >> and i would note that if you reopen things, the russians are going to have their long list of issues that they would like included in any new treaty. rebecca? >> this issue on extension is very important. the negotiators created th
that was a very robust debate, even within the obama administration. in the end, came down on the side of something new. obviously, the trump administration, because it was so early in that program, could not make a determination. -- could make its own determination. that debate i'm sure will continue on just a little bit. i certainly hope not, nafta is not the model, and i will just leave it at that. because it is a good treaty, everybody is in compliance and there is huge benefit from it. i...
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obviously a very, very high priority for the obama administration. while the russians have been cooperative in opening the door to the transit corridor where the northern distribution network, as the military refers to it and there's likely to be an agreement announced in moscow on the transfer of lethal material through russian territory, the russian position on our use of the military base raises serious questions about how moscow sees its interest. officially the crem lane proved last week the decision to allow us access, but their behavior going back to the beginning of the year suggests that really they don't want to see us there. and i think that moscow may very well prefer to maintain their position in central asia rather than see our success in afghanistan. afghanistan is a vital national security interest where lives of u.s. soldiers are at stake. and obama's got to make clear that any ambiguity of moscow's report is not going to be taken likely. there are a lot of questions about moscow as a partner with the united states. but anybody -- i
obviously a very, very high priority for the obama administration. while the russians have been cooperative in opening the door to the transit corridor where the northern distribution network, as the military refers to it and there's likely to be an agreement announced in moscow on the transfer of lethal material through russian territory, the russian position on our use of the military base raises serious questions about how moscow sees its interest. officially the crem lane proved last week...
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on monday obama administration, all the principles in the trump administration believes the rise of iran in the middle east is a threat to the united states. to the united states and to its allies, and to its ally israel. the obama administration did not see it that way. ambassador sherman: that is not true. mr. doran: the germans, the president obama says interviews, in his was operating under the notion he could bring about in equilibrium in the middle east between our allies and the iranians, which means a moderation of the iranians, which has not happened. ambassador sherman: that is not true. i sat in all of those meetings. the president of the united states, president obama, believed what he was doing was ensuring iran never had a nuclear weapon, that it could never project that power into the region. you may not agree with the deal, i get that. but he always understood the activity, their support for hezbollah, and to do everything we could do to stop them. mr. doran: what steps did he do to deter the russians and iranians? ambassador sherman: the russians came into this late in t
on monday obama administration, all the principles in the trump administration believes the rise of iran in the middle east is a threat to the united states. to the united states and to its allies, and to its ally israel. the obama administration did not see it that way. ambassador sherman: that is not true. mr. doran: the germans, the president obama says interviews, in his was operating under the notion he could bring about in equilibrium in the middle east between our allies and the...
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they start to mimic some of the same sayings obama administration had, on the run, decimated. don't go down this route, because you are underselling. the american people need a clear assessment. don't go for the cheap political victory. obama deserves credit for ordering the bin laden raid and taking out a few high-value terrorists, maybe, but don't oversell the picture. mr. hayes: that was good for lightning. how do you feel about waterboarding now in light of all this? mr. joscelyn: i revised my system on waterboarding, because what was said about waterboarding was inaccurate. some of the ways the cia explained was that it was no different than what navy servicemen go through in their training. that is not true. when you read the description, it was far more severe. one of the guys waterboarded went into seizures from waterboarding he experienced. he is not typical of someone going through training. there are a lot of people obsessed with this issue. my view was, waterboarding was used on three al qaeda senior terrorists, all with blood on their hands. if we had bombed them
they start to mimic some of the same sayings obama administration had, on the run, decimated. don't go down this route, because you are underselling. the american people need a clear assessment. don't go for the cheap political victory. obama deserves credit for ordering the bin laden raid and taking out a few high-value terrorists, maybe, but don't oversell the picture. mr. hayes: that was good for lightning. how do you feel about waterboarding now in light of all this? mr. joscelyn: i revised...
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the obama administration came into office with a strategic intent to put america back in its box. you remember this phrase from the president, we believe in american exceptionalism the same way the greeks believe in greek exceptionalism. if that was the case, then you don't believe in american exceptionalism. if you look at the national security strategy of the obama administration, it talked about strategic patients. leading from behind. what happens when you are patient? what is leading from behind? logically, what is it, is not want. you cannot leave from behind, you can follow from behind but you cannot leave. renege your responsibilities, and you allow others to tilde vacuum, to have things like isis becoming as possible as they did. one, there was a flawed understanding of america's role. when it came to threat assessment, there was an even insulation.atic the last administration denigrated the role of religion. but only that but because they did not take it seriously personally in many cases. they could not understand how religion could be a driver for violence. instead of
the obama administration came into office with a strategic intent to put america back in its box. you remember this phrase from the president, we believe in american exceptionalism the same way the greeks believe in greek exceptionalism. if that was the case, then you don't believe in american exceptionalism. if you look at the national security strategy of the obama administration, it talked about strategic patients. leading from behind. what happens when you are patient? what is leading from...
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the policy differences between the obama and trump administration's and the impact of the national security strategy. this is one hour. public affairs director for the muslim public affairs council. thank you for attending our round table. grateful to our esteemed panelists for agreeing to speak on this very critical and timely topic. to all of our viewers watching on c-span2 and listening on c-span radio. we would like for this panel to be as interactive as possible so we have cards on the table for our guests and house to submit questions for the q&a and we also, for the viewers watching on tv, you can tweet us your questions. before i pass the microphone to our director of policy and efficacy program and the moderator of today's program, would like to say a few words. mpac is a national public affairs organization that works on pluralism for the american doublet. we do that by working on policies that affect our community. the foreign policy areas we work on our national security and civil liberties, immigration, human security, as well as religious freedom. for purposes here on this pan
the policy differences between the obama and trump administration's and the impact of the national security strategy. this is one hour. public affairs director for the muslim public affairs council. thank you for attending our round table. grateful to our esteemed panelists for agreeing to speak on this very critical and timely topic. to all of our viewers watching on c-span2 and listening on c-span radio. we would like for this panel to be as interactive as possible so we have cards on the...
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the obama administration provided light which were the bill and signed it into law. i am planning on having an oversight hearing that will your department, general sessions, to see what, if anything, needs changing. october 1, this country suffered through the deadliest mass shooting, and i do not need to go through the history of that, but it will be in my printed statement. aft has recently brief the judiciary staff on the addition two guns called bump stocks. we will be looking more at that issue. in september, the president announced a wind down of the deferred action against childhood arrivals program, daca, for short. a six-month extension. my office received preliminary data showing 2021 individuals that had daca status terminated for criminal and gang activity. we want to know who these criminals are, what kinds of crimes they are committing, and with it -- if they are with any gangs. secondly, general sessions, you announced earlier this year doj's recommitment to criminal investigation enforcement. 50 more immigration judges were supposed to be added to the
the obama administration provided light which were the bill and signed it into law. i am planning on having an oversight hearing that will your department, general sessions, to see what, if anything, needs changing. october 1, this country suffered through the deadliest mass shooting, and i do not need to go through the history of that, but it will be in my printed statement. aft has recently brief the judiciary staff on the addition two guns called bump stocks. we will be looking more at that...
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the obama administration did not see it that way. the germans -- president obama -- and he says this clearly and his interviews with david rudnick and with goldberg, was operating under the notion he could bring about an equilibrium in the middle east between our allies and the iranians which means a moderation of the iranians, which has not happened. wendy: i sat in all of those meetings. the president of the united states, president obama, believed that what he was doing was ensuring that iran never had a nuclear weapon. that it could never project that power into the region. you may not agree with the deal. i get that. but he always understood that their support for hezbollah and hamas, we had to do everything we could do to stop that. michael and what steps did he take to deter the russians and iranians in syria? michael: what steps did he take to deter the russians and iranians in syria? wendy: the russians came into this very late in the day. >> break. break, please. [laughter] wanted that. i shouldn't complain. [applause] we a
the obama administration did not see it that way. the germans -- president obama -- and he says this clearly and his interviews with david rudnick and with goldberg, was operating under the notion he could bring about an equilibrium in the middle east between our allies and the iranians which means a moderation of the iranians, which has not happened. wendy: i sat in all of those meetings. the president of the united states, president obama, believed that what he was doing was ensuring that...
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that was not a good moment for the obama administration. zero jobs created three it is hard to build momentum of of that. what the obama administration is trying to do politically is that they are trying to put some urgency to it. running against congress is not a bad thing at the bombing. president obama is at 40% approval. he is at 39% in terms of his handling of the kind. congress is that 15%. they are worse than 50% in some polls. running against congress is not the worst thing. as pressing urgency is smart politically. one of president obama's best lines in a speech last we was -- and he thinks so because he said it again -- there are 14 months until the next election. the american people do not have 14 months to wait. put the ball in be republican's hands politically and wait for them to do something. is there enough political pressure from the outside to get them to do something? if you look back at what has happened in the big legislation dealt with the last year, i think most democrats would say that president obama has compromise
that was not a good moment for the obama administration. zero jobs created three it is hard to build momentum of of that. what the obama administration is trying to do politically is that they are trying to put some urgency to it. running against congress is not a bad thing at the bombing. president obama is at 40% approval. he is at 39% in terms of his handling of the kind. congress is that 15%. they are worse than 50% in some polls. running against congress is not the worst thing. as pressing...
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this is one of the issues that we really need to talk more with the obama administration about. we also need to make the leaders in iran understand that a democratic transition, a slow democratic transition would even be in their own interests because a violent turnover of the regime and the system would be much worse for the system, the country, and current ruling elites. they are seeing a gradual maturity among large parts of the opposition, particularly in the u.s., where even those who are victims of the regime abuse human rights. former political prisoners, those who have lost family members, they say we do not want revenge. we want justice. justice is fundamentally different than revenge. there are those who generally talk about the south african model. about committees and those who say keep all the money you have stolen. but make iran a democracy. pressure from within, where domestic opposition and opposition abroad says justice is more important than revenge and we care more about the future, a brighter future, then about correcting the injustices of the past. those neg
this is one of the issues that we really need to talk more with the obama administration about. we also need to make the leaders in iran understand that a democratic transition, a slow democratic transition would even be in their own interests because a violent turnover of the regime and the system would be much worse for the system, the country, and current ruling elites. they are seeing a gradual maturity among large parts of the opposition, particularly in the u.s., where even those who are...
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we had testimony during the tendency and when the deal was agreed to from the obama administration saying that would not happen. this committee obviously will want to investigate what happened because that is a really big deal. i think the witnesses for being here and i look forward to your put glacier testimony. it is my pleasure to recognize the opening statements from my friend from vermont, mr. lynch. >> mr. welch. >> you are wishing. we miss congressman lynch. i think the witnesses and mr. chairman. thank you for having this hearing. i want to say that i listen carefully to your statements and it reflects not just your views but the views of many people who opposed the agreement from the beginning. i did not hear in your statement , what's next. what is the trump plan? the president has not laid that out. and he is playing a game of high-stakes poker with american national security, and relationships with our allies. president trump decision to withdraw from the agreement that was painstakingly negotiated with our best allies from the united kingdom, france, germany and even china an
we had testimony during the tendency and when the deal was agreed to from the obama administration saying that would not happen. this committee obviously will want to investigate what happened because that is a really big deal. i think the witnesses for being here and i look forward to your put glacier testimony. it is my pleasure to recognize the opening statements from my friend from vermont, mr. lynch. >> mr. welch. >> you are wishing. we miss congressman lynch. i think the...